Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 15.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$0.60
₲4,402
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$3.11
₲22,930
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$0.60
₲4,414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$0.71
₲5,274
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$0.42
₲3,080
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$4.39
₲32,421
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$1.39
₲10,290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$2.32
₲17,142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$27.36
₲201,899
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$6.97
₲51,452
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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